Harness-saddle



(No Model.)

G. THEOBALD'.

HARNESS SADDLE.

No. 302,603. Patented July 29', 1884.

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GEORGE THEOBALD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TC l llil'lSl lLF AND THOMAS HURL, CF SAME PLACE, AND THOMAS HAVENS, OF CHEL SEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,603, dated July 29, 1884:.

Application filed March 13, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern- Be it known that I, GEORGE THEOBALD, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Saddles, of which-the following is a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains-to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my improved saddle, a part of the same being shown in vertical longitudinal section; Fig. 2, a side ele- I 5 vation of the tree detached; Fig. 3, a view of the terret detached; Fig. 4, a top plan view of the tree shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 a perspective view of the ordinary tree.

Likeletters of referenceindicate correspond- 2o ing parts in the different figures of the draw- 1ngs.

My invention relates more especially to barness-saddles; and it consists in a novel eonstruction and arrangement of the parts, as

hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed,

by which a more desirable article of this charactor is produced than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improve ment will be readily understood by all c0ngo vcrsant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents the pads, B the skirts, C the back, D the jockey, E the driving-rein terrets, L the cover, and G the 5 water-hook or cheek-rein terret, all of these parts, except the terrets E, being of the ordinary construction. The form of the tree is best seen in Figs. 2 and 4, the body H being arched or forming the arc of a circle, and the 0 wings or pad-supports J inclined thereto at an angle of about forty-five degrees. The body and wings are preferably cast integral, and provided with V-shaped ribs or upwardly projecting truss-flanges 0a, which extend'ena 5 tirely across the body, and project outwardly onto the wings, as best seen in Fig. 4. These flanges are arranged in parallelism, and serve .not only to strengthen the tree, but also act as guards to keep the back-band in proper position on the saddle.

' in vertical cross-section at m, to give the tree additional strength at the junction of the wings and body, and also to prevent the backband from riding over them at that point or near the terrets E. depression between the wings and body, and sustain the cover of the saddle at that section.

A foraminous disk, K, is secured to the under side of either wing, as shown in Fig. 2. These disks are shaped somewhat like the bowl of a spoon, and are open at their inner or larger ends, .2, their other edges being detachably fastened by screws or in any other suitable manner to the wings. The terrets E are formed as best seen in Fig. 3, being provided 6 5 with horizontally-arranged rollers d, j ournaled in the vertical standards f, which are threaded at their lower ends to receive corresponding nuts, h, and pass through holes 6 in the wings J, the terrets being secured to the tree by turning the nuts onto the standards beneath the tree. The back-band C is whole, passing entirely over the saddle beneath the rollers (Z, and resting between the flanges a, the rollers permitting the band to move freely back and 7 5 forth longitudinally, and the fianges keeping it in position laterally. The body H of tlie tree is provided with a cavity or depression, 1;,011 its under side at the front edge, to receive a nut for attaching the terret G. In saddles So of this description as sometimes constructed the tree is nearly Vshaped, as shown in Fig. 5, and when so formed and the pads are applied it is liable to gall and injure the back of the horse. The perspiration is also absorbed by the pad, and as no means of ventilation is provided they remain wet longer than is desirable, thereby causing them to rot or wear out rapidly. To obviate the first of these objections I form the tree withthe arch 0 H, which relieves all pressure 011 the back of the horse at the center of the saddle, prevents galling, and also greatly strengthens the saddle; and to obviate the second .objection I make use of the perforated disks K, which 5 thoroughly ventilate the pads beneath the wings J and render less filling or stuffing necessary than is required in saddles of this description as usually made. The rollers (Z in They are enlarged 1 the terrets E tend to keep the back-band in zoo They also serve to fill the 5 5 proper position between the flanges w, and

tion with the wings J, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a harness saddle substantially such as described, the terret E, having the standards f, and provided with the roller (1 and nuts h,

substantially as set forth.

4. In a harness-saddle substantially such as described, the back-band G, passing entirely over the saddle between the flanges 00, in combination with the terrets E, having the rollers 11, substantially as set forth.

5. The improved saddle herein described, the same consisting of atree having the curved body H, wings J disks K, and flanges x, the terrets E, having the rollers d, the pads A, skirts B, back-band 0, cover L, jockey D, and

terret G, constructed, combined, and arranged to operate substantially as specified.

GEORGE THEOBALD.

Vitnesses:

O. A. SHAW, L. J. Farris. 

